House Passes a Bill to Make DC a State
J. Scott Applewhite/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.For the second time ever, the House of Representatives has passed a bill that would make Washington, DC, the 51st state. The bill, HR 51, which would finally…
Jury Deliberation Begins in Derek Chauvin’s Trial
People gather on April 18, 2021 at the site of George Floyd’s death.Matthew Hatcher/SOPA/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.After hearing three weeks of testimony, the jury in Derek Chauvin’s murder trial has begun deliberating. The…
Today Is Bicycle Day, Which Isn’t Quite What You Think
Aaron Chown/PA Wire/Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.Today is Bicycle Day, and the lieutenant governor of New York wants you to celebrate by going for a spin on the newly completed Empire State Trail, which…
More Than 3 Million People Have Died From COVID-19 Worldwide
A man stands above the National Covid Memorial Wall outside St Thomas’ Hospital IN London, UK on April 13, 2021.Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images via ZUMA Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.The global death count from the coronavirus…
Justice Department Goes After Roger Stone, Again. This Time for $2 Million in Unpaid Taxes.
Trump ally Roger Stone is seen on stage as he gives a speech to Trump supporters on January 5, 2021 in Washington, DC—a day before the deadly riot at the US Capitol. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Image Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter…
Chauvin’s Lawyer Uses the “Everything but the Knee” Defense
Court TV Pool/AP Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.On Wednesday, in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white Minneapolis police officer accused of murder, a defense witness introduced a brand new theory of what killed George…